October 20th 2007 Western Magic Part 6

[Scouter]

Evening everyone!

Printed out our cruise contract signature forms today. Sort of the last thing to do directly for DCL. That thing is soo long, and boring! Basically, DCL is not responsible for ANYTHING!!! All 42 rules of it!

Anyone order any DCL gifts yet? Three items I wanted are no longer available. What gives? Defintely going to have to call Shirley for some great cruise baskets now! When is everyone else calling in those?

Let's see, this weekend we're paying off our 3 nights at the Poly before the cruise. The 1 night on the return has already been paid.

Did I mention we're going to take a limo to/from the cruise?! Ooh, too much fun! It's only about a hundred more than the van for the roundtrip. The in-laws don't know it yet! We finally had to tell them about the hotel surprise. So, we figured we'll get them with this instead! Can't wait to see their faces when we pull up to their hotel in a limo!

Gonna do some garage cleaning this weekend. Too much stuff just sitting around. We're going to throw stuff out, and hopefully get some shelving up. I can already feel my back aching!

Well - just thought I'd pop by for a quick hello. Katie's going to bed soon, so I gotta run! Have a good weekend everyone!

Hi Tina!

Hey did your mom ever find out her surprise about Polynesian resort? I hope that still works out for you to surprise her!

 

[Karen Mouse]

Hello!

I'm back

Did you all miss me????



What??? ........you didnt even notice I was gone!





I have 300 pages to catch up on - done 4 so far


In answer to thwe smoking question waaaaaay back on 1407 - we're all non-smokers. Ewk! - cant stand the smell


bye for now everyone ...I'm off to read some more pages

 

[Scouter]

..........and here is the back..............................

LOVE IT!

 

[Scouter]

Just ordered my Lion King tickets for February too. YIKES!!! They cost me a whopping $500.00 for 6 tickets but we did get 5th row in the Orchestra section. Fabulous seats!!

I've seen this twice!
It's my favorite play!
I bought the CD too, love the music!

 

[Scouter]

Hi Cheryl! Yeah, they were surprised. And just thrilled. MIL was really getting antsy about getting the Poly for the return night. She kept asking us, to the point of getting obnoxious, if any better rates had come out. At first, we kept telling her no, then we really started getting creative, but we just couldn't take it anymore. We spilled the beans, and told them we already had them booked, and we were' paying the difference. I was afraid she'd pick up the phone and call Disney herself!

They are sweet folks, and it was soo important to them to be at the same hotel at the end of the trip. I hated lying to them, even if it was to be a surprise. So, John & I brainstormed, and came up with the limo idea. They have no idea whatsoever!

Woops, If I'd have read father I would have gotten my answer to the last question I posted to you.
Sorry.

The surprise would have been great, but I'm sure she's loving all this !
Well and too now the limo will be the surprise!

 

[Karen Mouse]

I've soooo missed this little munchkin!

Yes, it should be.

Where in Spain was Karen going?

And why is she gone for exactly 14 nights?

I wish

I got to page 1430 - only another 270 pages or so ...stop typing you lot so I can catch up!

 

[Karen Mouse]

Hi I'm Bev TheFatMans wife we will be joining you all on the cruise in October...
Lookng froward to meeting up with you all,and DIStagging.
how do I join up on the Konked Kruisers site, to recieve lists etc.
We are friends with GOS who have kindly put us on list already .

Bev

Welcome Bev

Anyone else looking to do the Zip line tour

We wanted to but Ellis is too little - I always wanted to do that zipline that Tinkerbell does from the castle - how brilliant would that be

OK, here is our Sunday night menu:

PARROT CAY

APPITIZERS
Quinoa and Grilled Vegetables
topped with Crumbled Goat Cheese, drizzled with Black Olive Oil

Spice Island Chicken Wings
with Pomegranate Barbecue Sauce

Baked Crab Martinique
Jumbo Lump Crab baked in a creamy Cheese Sauce

Trio of Salmon
a sampling of Smoked, Poached and Marinated Salmon


SOUP AND SALADS
Cold Cream of Mango and Papaya
flavored with Passion Fruit

Cream of Sweet Onion Soup
with a Cheese and Calamata Olives Crouton

Parrot Cay Salad
Bibb Lettuce with Tomato Dressing

Mixed Island Greens
with Marinated Tomatoes and Ranch Dressing

Tropical style Fruit Salad
drizzled with Honey-Lime Syrup


MAIN COURSE
Island Roasted Rib-Eye of Beef
with Double-Baked Potatoes and Green Beans

Mixed Grill
Grilled Beef Tenderloin, Lamb Chop, Bacon-wrapped Sausage and Jumbo Shrimp with a Cabernet Mushroom Sauce

Caaribbean Roast Chicken
Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Corn Kernels and Spinach with a Spice Glaze

Baby Back Pork Ribs
with Prickly Pear Barbecue Sauce, Mango and Papaya Coleslaw and Sweet Potato Fries


VEGETARIAN SELECTIONS
Gnocchi Au Gratin
with Creamed Spinach

Vegetable Strudel
served with Sweet Potato, Green Beans and Tomato Coulis


LIGHTER FARE
Grilled Grain-Fed Sirloin

Slow Roasted Breast of Chicken

Oven Baked Filet of Salmon

All of the above are served with Garden Vegetables and your choice of Steamed White Rice or Baked Potato


DESSERTS
Creme Brulee Cheesecake

French Toast Banana Bread Pudding
with Coconut Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

Lemon Meringue Pie
on Kumquat Sauce

Chocolate-Espresso Walnut Cake
served with Caramel Coffee Sauce

Ice Cream Sundae
Double Fudge Bar and Cookies, topped with Whipped Cream and Chocolate Sauce

Jeff, you're going to hate me by the end of the cruise - I'll be saying "Jeff, whats quinoa, Jeff, whats....???" etc etc...sorry in advance to you for having to explain half the menu to me

 

[Karen Mouse]

My eyes have turned square from staring at the screen so long

I am now up to page 1451 - gotta go folks - 3 cases of laundry to sort

I'll catch up a bit more tomorrow

 

[cntkg1]

Ok, that's too funny! The DIS filters took out the word h-o-m-o

Hmm...let's see if the whole word is ok...homogenized milk

I almost thought it was B-O-O-B milk and then I thought you were putting her on it? Didn't make much sense to me, but I thought, what the heck, it is cheaper.

 

[disgrits]

Nancy, prayers and good wishes to Tony......

And to you...you're "the mom"...always prayers for "the mom".....


Brenda......YOU CRACK ME UP!!! I can tell that you are wicked smart! Are you sure that you can't come on this cruise with wicked stupid people (me and Rob)???

 

[Timon]

I almost thought it was B-O-O-B milk and then I thought you were putting her on it? Didn't make much sense to me, but I thought, what the heck, it is cheaper.

We did the boooob thing... for six months Then just one day she decided...no more boooobies for me!

 

[Timon]

Ok, I got some pics to share

I can probably take up the next 3 pages but I will put a few pics in each post.

Feel free to skip the next several posts

 

[Timon]

First set are from this morning. She was SO funny this morning, she was all excited and throwing her hands up in the air and giggling You can see her third toofer on the bottom left in some of them!

 

[Timon]

This set is from this morning as well. I bought her a ball last night and this was the first time playing with it...

Hmm..what shall I do with this thing???

 

[Timon]

Ok, some house pics...


I am only showing you the rooms that aren't complete disasters

Mind you, we haven't really hung up anything on the walls and still need to fix stuff up, but here you go..


Front ...you can see our Highlander Hybrid in front of the house

This is the back of the house...

Part of the backyard...this needs some work, we still need to set up our swing and put our bbq on the deck where it belongs You can see some of the construction going on in the back. I will show more pics of the trucks and stuff later!

 

[Timon]

Kitchen pics..excuse the mess, it's not done yet

 

[Timon]

Oooh a pic FO

Scrapbook Room on main floor...

 

[Timon]

Front stairs leading up to Bonus Room, which is my office and Kira's playroom..and yes, there is a gorgeous fireplace BEHIND my desk but it's all stone and tile and I didn't want Kira to hurt herself on it so I put my desk in front of it

The view FROM the Bonus room to upstairs bedrooms...

 

[Timon]

We still have a lot of work to do but it's not bad for now

Ok, my little princess is awake so that's all the time I have for now...more pics tomorrow

 

[cntkg1]

Karen: WELCOME Home!! We missed our crazy Austrailian UKer.

Cass: Beautiful pictures of Kira. It's just what we were all waiting for. Just a few more weeks and I can squeeze her a little.

And, what a gorgeous house! How many bedrooms are there? I couldn't keep up. The back yard is just awesome. You guys will have so much fun there. Do Lilo and Stitch like their new digs? BTW, how do they get along with Kira?